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Elton John: Never Too Late

Elton John: Never Too Late

He risked everything to find himself.

20246.61h 42m

Overview

Sir Elton John looks back on his life and the astonishing early days of his 50-year career in this emotionally charged, full-circle journey. As he prepares for his final concert in North America at Dodger Stadium, Elton takes us back in time and recounts his struggles with adversity, abuse, and addiction, and how he overcame them to become the icon he is today.

Directed by R. J. Cutler
Produced by Trevor Smith
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Top Cast

Elton John

Elton John

Self

Bernie Taupin

Bernie Taupin

Self

Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa

Self

John Lennon

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

David Furnish

David Furnish

Self

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Alex Petridis

Self (voice)

Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono

Self (archive footage)

Themes & Keywords

drug addictionbiographyaddictionarchive footagephysical abuseportrait of an artistmusic documentarylife and careerfamous song

About Elton John: Never Too Late

Elton John: Never Too Late is a documentary, music film released in 2024 exploring themes of drug addiction, biography, addiction, archive footage, physical abuse, portrait of an artist. Directed by R. J. Cutler, it stars Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Dua Lipa. Sir Elton John looks back on his life and the astonishing early days of his 50-year career in this emotionally charged, full-circle journey. As he prepares for his final concert in North America at Dodger Stadium, Elton takes us back in time and recounts his struggles with adversity, abuse, and addiction, and how he overcame them to become the icon he is today.

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